Last Name POSTLETHWAITE

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Meaning Local Of Postlethwaite. The surname originally arose on the Cumberland side of the Duddon, and advanced eastward into Furness. It is possible that the name refers to the settlement or clearing of some early apostle or preacher, who had found his way into Cumberland.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 57,705 (2000 US census) 61,073 (1990 US census)
Count 330 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.36%, or 318 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.52%, or 5 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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